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A major winter storm is on the way to the bluegrass state. Local high water issues are possible early Wednesday and that will be followed up by heavy snow and sleet. Significant accumulations are likely Wednesday night and Thursday.

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A major winter storm is on the way to the bluegrass state. Local high water issues are possible early Wednesday and that will be followed up by heavy snow and sleet. Significant accumulations are likely Wednesday night and Thursday.

Man Gunned Down While Repossessing Car

A man trying to reposess a car was gunned down last night outside an apartment on Laredo Drive.

The man arrested for the crime, 20-year-old Brandon Robinson, appeared in court Friday afternoon to answer to a murder charge.

It happened Thursday night on Laredo drive between Camelot and Redding roads.

Police say David S. Smith, 40, was sitting in the driver's seat of a car when he was shot several times.

Witnesses tell 27NEWSFIRST Smith was repossessing a Chevy Cutlass Sierrra, the car that the suspect had been driving, when Robisnon became angry and shot him.

Visitation for smith is sunday from 5 to 8 at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home on Harrodsburg Road. The funeral will be 10:30 monday morning... also at Kerr Brothers.

The Smith family says David died doing what he always would do... helping a friend. They say David wasn't a repo man, in fact he'd never done it before until his friend from Cars 'R' Us asked him to.His family tells says David was a father of three, one of his sons just recently returned from serving in iraq. The 45-year old grew up in lexington and was soon to be married. He was an avid fisherman and competed in some of the major fishing tournaments across the state.

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